1. Green & Blue Futures
Developing the Socio Economic Potential of
Waterway Corridors
9th & 10th October 2013, Clonmel, Co Tipperary,
Ireland
How can organisations access future
European funding – what are the
opportunities?
Tony Harvey – Head of National Programmes
tony.harvey@canalrivertrust.org.uk

2. Topics to be explored
1. Local Enterprise Partnerships
2. Partnership working
3. Towards a European Network of navigation
authorities

3. Local Enterprise Partnerships
• March 2013: response to report by Lord Heseltine
with recommendations on how to increase UK
economic growth:
• No stone unturned: in pursuit of growth

4. Local Enterprise Partnerships
• Confirmation of commitment to negotiating a
Growth Deal with every LEP
• building on the success of City Deals
• Through Growth Deals, LEPs can seek freedom,
flexibility and influence over resources from
Government and a share of the new Local Growth
Fund to target growth priorities and -

5. Local Enterprise Partnerships
In return:
the Government will expect evidence from LEPs
including the development of multi-year Strategic
Economic Plans - and working with wider partners

6. A European Waterway Network?
European grant funding needs to work within the context of
Europe 2020 and therefore needs to fit with one or more of
the key themes :

7. European Waterway Network?
Delivered by: collaboration & innovation; energy production
using waterway assets, water solutions – supply &
drainage; new technology used as test bed for wider assets
and to reduce operating costs for waterway asset owners

8. A European Waterway Network
Delivered by: waterborne freight, water driven renewable
energy (micro-hydro) and water-related tourism

9. A European Waterway Network?
Delivered by: supporting SMEs on the waterways;
creating the opportunity for social enterprise and
developing a cohesive trans European skills sharing and
skills building agenda for the young and unemployed

11. A European Network?

12. A European Waterway Network
Low cost –
quick & easy to
do, good test
bed, great way
for early
collaboration &
sharing
Medium cost – people with
posts probably a mix of
voluntary, part-time and
consultancy, no buildings or
offices, but maybe use
existing member offices
The future legal personality?

13. Possible network members

14. A European Network
• Now exploring possible
sub-group set up under
Inland Waterways
International
• Range of partners
expanding
• Launch in 2014?

15. Conclusions
• Tony Harvey – Head of
National Programmes
•
tony.harvey@canalrivertrust.org.uk

16. The Future

17. Numerical
CANAL & RIVER
TRUST
UK
Navigation
Authority
€1.46m
39%
VNF
FR
Navigation
Authority
€0.39m
11%
GEMEENTE
EIJSDENMARGRATEN
Irish Partner
withdrew
NL
Local Public
Authority
€0.40m
11%
€0.13m
4%
SRN
NL
€0.54m
15%
CETIC
BE
€0.23m
6%
GEMEENTE
EINDHOVEN
NL
€0.55m
15%
Recreationa
l Waterways
Foundation
ICT
Research
Centre
Local Public
Authority